An extraordinary story of a girl, her grandfather and one of nature’s most mysterious and beguiling creatures: the honeybee.Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm. She was five years old, her parents had recently split and suddenly she found herself in the care of her grandfather, an eccentric beekeeper who made honey in a rusty old military bus in the yard. That first close encounter was at once terrifying and exhilarating for May, and i...

Meredith May was vijf jaar oud toen er voor het eerst een honingbij over haar arm kroop. Ze woonde op dat moment bij haar grootvader, een excentrieke bijenhouder die honing maakte in een roestig oud busje. Die eerste bij was angstaanjagend en opwindend tegelijk, en in de jaren daarna ontdekte ze dat alles wat ze over het leven en familie moest weten verborgen lag in de geheime wereld van de bijen. Het was het begin van een levenslange vriendschap. De bijenhoudster is een buitengewoon mooi ...

The Honey Bus: A Girl Raised by Bees is a memoir about a girl’s journey into the heart of a beehive to find herself.When she was five years old, Meredith May was abandoned by both parents. Her father left for the other side of the country. Her mother disappeared into herself.But when Meredith discovered the rusted old bus where her grandpa kept bees, her world changed forever.Family duty. Compassion and sacrifice. Unconditional love. The life of a honeybee ...

From the author of The Honey Bus comes a wild and emotional memoir of family and self-discovery, featuring a lovable golden retriever named EdieMeredith May had a difficult childhood, with a mother who was physically present but emotionally absent. She learned early on to fend for herself, and never had to care for anyone else. When she and her wife, Jenn, adopt Edie, a sweet golden retriever pupp...

Beekeeping is a popular past time that more and more people are turning to for personal enjoyment, or even small commercial gain. Today you will find hives in backyards, gardens, and on rooftops, benefiting both the bee and the keeper.For those who have begun their beekeeping journey and need a go-to pocket guide on establishing and maintaining their hives, The Beekeeper’s Field Guide is the perfect book. Not only will readers learn about a wide range of bee species and their life ...

Ein rostiger alter Bus im Garten des Großvaters und seine Bienen werden für Meredith ihr einziger Halt. Denn sie ist erst fünf, als sie von ihren Eltern nach deren Trennung vollkommen sich selbst überlassen wird.Der Großvater nimmt sie mit in die faszinierende Welt der Bienen – und rettet ihr so das Leben. Die Bienen werden Meredith zur Ersatzfamilie: Wenn sie sich verlassen fühlt, zeigen sie ihr, wie man zusammenhält und füreinander sorgt. Wenn sie über ihre depressive Mutter verzw...

« L’abeille a plus peur que toi, dit-il. Est-ce que tu peux t’imaginer être si petite dans un monde si grand ? » Oui, je le pouvais.Alors qu’elle n’avait que cinq ans, Meredith et son petit frère furent abandonnés par leurs parents. Leur père partit de l’autre côté du pays. Leur mère s’enfonça, à force de médicaments et d’autres abus, en elle-même, dans des contrées inaccessibles.Ce n’est qu'en entrant pour la première fois dans le vieux bus réaménagé par son grand-...

By the author of the award-winning memoir The Honey Bus, a bittersweet picture book about a lonesome and fearful girl who finds herself at home with her grandfather and his honeybeesLiving with grandpa and his thousands of honeybees, a girl learns to overcome her fears of getting stung, how to spin comb, and that honey tastes sweet and sometimes bitter, like love.Sometimes family is whom you find yourself in a hive with. Inspired by the author’s ex...

La historia arranca el día en que, tras una pelea brutal entre sus padres, deciden separarse y la madre se va a casa del abuelo, descendiente de una tribu india. El libro es el viaje real de la autora, May, llegando al corazón de una colmena para encontrarse a sí misma y la idea de familia, trabajo, esfuerzo y la colectividad que le negaron sus padres, siempre peleándose. Ella terminará aprendiendo la generosidad y la resistencia de una fuente bastante inesperada: las abejas que su abuelo ...

The Honey Bus: A Girl Raised by Bees is a memoir about a girl’s journey into the heart of a beehive to find herself.When she was five years old, Meredith May was abandoned by both parents. Her father left for the other side of the country. Her mother disappeared into herself.But when Meredith discovered the rusted old bus where her grandpa kept bees, her world changed forever.Family duty. Compassion and sacrifice. Unconditional love. The life of a honeybee ...

An extraordinary story of a girl, her grandfather and one of nature’s most mysterious and beguiling creatures: the honeybee.Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm. She was five years old, her parents had recently split and suddenly she found herself in the care of her grandfather, an eccentric beekeeper who made honey in a rusty old military bus in the yard. That first close encounter was at once terrifying and exhilarating for May, and i...

From the author of The Honey Bus comes a wild and emotional memoir of family and self-discovery, featuring a lovable golden retriever named EdieMeredith May had a difficult childhood, with a mother who was physically present but emotionally absent. She learned early on to fend for herself, and never had to care for anyone else. When she and her wife, Jenn, adopt Edie, a sweet golden retriever pupp...